796 Controversy
“Amy Nicholson of "Times" criticized mercilessly. Even Renly's performance could not make her change her mind. In the end, she gave a score of "", out of four points. Among them, it only gave a score of 1.5 points. It is slightly better than "Village Voice", but it is still a drop in the bucket. There is not much difference at all..
First came "Times", then "Village Voice", and besides these, there are many other critical voices..
“"Entertainment Weekly" film critic Lisa Schwartzbaum, she has never liked Renly. I don't know if it is an illusion, but because of the relationship between Cornell and McGregor, it seems that the entire "Entertainment Weekly" has a crush on Renly. They are all full of hostility; at least it is certain that in Renly's previous works, Lisa has been unable to give positive reviews, and at most her criticism is weaker. This time she seized such a rare opportunity, and she How could I miss it?？
“The ending is a typical anti-climax. Just when every audience thought that things couldn't get worse, Tony Kaye gave a powerful counterattack: This movie is far from reaching the bottom..”
The words are full of sarcasm, full of firepower, without a single curse word, but they have already scolded "detachment" bloody.
“The theme of the whole movie is ambiguous. The first half is a story of 'Dead Poets Society', the middle section is a story of 'Away from Casino', and the second half is a story of 'Lolita'. In the final analysis, Tony Kaye's movie about a suburban college tells the story of a cute teacher's little troubles and the girl who fell in love with him.
Renly Hall is undoubtedly lovable, and his appearance and face in this work have reached the peak of charm. Girls who like 'Twilight' will probably like this work..”
Laughing, cursing, being acrimonious, ridiculing, Lisa launched an all-round attack on "Detachment", and finally ended with a rating of "", which completely nailed this work to the pillar of shame, and at the same time also It became the lowest rating of Renly's career. It can be seen that Lisa is very satisfied with her film review..
As an art film festival, Berlin has always adhered to the principle of being open to all criticism and praise. The nature of art needs to be discussed, shared, and even more critical. Only in this way can the "creative" process continue to inspire inspiration. Eliminate those opposing voices, Only those voices of praise are left, then you can only stay in place forever.
Therefore, after the premiere of "Transcendence" ended, you can see all kinds of comments on the official program, which can almost be said to be shocking..
“Rolling Stone","","'Transcendence' drives a coffin nail into the Bible in an amateurish and crude way, but the discussion throughout the film is so hollow, so nihilistic, so boring that don't feel any pain.”
“USA Today", "2/4", "This movie has unparalleled power. Renly Hall's performance brought a soul-baptizing shock, once again establishing Natalie as the leader of the new generation of acting. -Portman should feel threatened; at the same time, the film is immersed in an emptiness that cannot be ignored or resisted, like standing in the ruins of a dollar store and not even knowing what to save, or... …is it worth saving?？”
“Variety","","Tony Kaye's bold attempt is undoubtedly admirable. He tapped out more potential of Renly Hall and once again showed people the strength of top acting skills, including at least three scenes. It is at the Best Actor level, and every remaining scene is definitely at the nomination level; however, besides this, Kaye has lost control of the advancement and development of the story. Without the emotional bond, everything is murmuring. The self-talk has become so empty and weak, all the monologues seem to lack direction and become castles in the air..”
Although the author's films are always controversial, many films still have mixed praise and praise after thirty or forty years of accumulation, and the extreme emotions of like and dislike are still clear; however, the "detachment" endured The criticism is unimaginable, especially since the major authoritative media have given extremely low ratings and made vicious remarks. Overnight, it has almost pushed "Detachment" into an abyss from which it cannot recover..
Suddenly, the audience's applause and frenzy of questions at the premiere seemed to have never happened before. However, this is precisely one of the charms of the Berlin Film Festival. The greater the controversy, the more discussions, and the fiercer the confrontation. On the contrary, It’s a sign of the movie’s popularity.
Those films that are lackluster, no one wants to discuss; those films that receive rave reviews, and all signs point to winning awards, but are left out in the cold, and often fail to reach the top; those films that are eccentric and unique in style, receive both praise and criticism Flying together, but the most able to inspire the enthusiasm of movie lovers.
Everyone is eager to watch such a movie, interpret and understand it from their own perspective, and then exchange opinions with others, even if they quarrel until they are red in the face. Debate, confrontation, game, and collision of ideas, this is art. pleasure.
“"Times", "Village Voice", "Entertainment Weekly", "Rolling Stone", USA Today, "Variety", a total of six media gave negative reviews after the premiere of "Transcendence"; but after that In addition, nine media outlets responded with positive reviews after watching the movie, unanimously believing that this is undoubtedly one of the most outstanding works in Berlin this year..
“"Screen" is an authoritative professional film magazine from the UK. Its status in Europe is comparable to that of "Variety" and "The Hollywood Reporter" in the United States, and it is only higher..
This magazine cooperates with the three major European film festivals every year to launch an official program. In the program, they first invite six to nine professional film critics - these film critics are also officially recognized by the film festival and evaluate the film. Score and review the magazine scores; secondly, they will also invite their own professional film critics and other professional film critics in Europe to write film reviews for the works above the film festival.
Of course, in addition to the official program of "Screen", other magazines will also publish their own corresponding scoring statistics, but they are not officially recognized by the film festival, and their authority and circulation are not as good as that..
Always remain objective, authoritative, professional and artistic, these are the elements for the success of "Screen" magazine.
In addition, there is another important reason. "Screen" pays attention to all developments in the film industry, including artistic works and commercial works. But relatively speaking, artistic works are their top priority, and Hollywood works have received attention. The level is slightly inferior, not even comparable to the artistic creations of small remote countries such as the Middle East or Western Europe..
For the first time, "Screen" published a review of the film and praised it, which also set the overall tone for the controversial whirlpool of "Detachment".
“This is perhaps the best work on education since Francois-Truffaut's 1966 film Fahrenheit 451.”
François Truffaut, one of the greatest French directors, his second film in his career, "The 400 Blows", has gone down in history. "Screen" magazine measured "detachment" with "Fahrenheit 451", which itself was a great analogy.
“Truffaut showed the importance of reading in a realistic and poetic way, which will become the torch of historical progress and social change, illuminating the piety of human society; while Kaye discussed the importance of education from a rebellious perspective, and how it plays a vital role in survival. In addition to wealth, reputation, and status, education gives human beings the most precious thing: ideas..
The thought of freedom of choice, the thought of chasing dreams, the thought of living comfortably, the thought of creating wealth, the thought of self-achievement. Education gives everyone the right to choose..
But in contemporary society, people have ignored the core of "ideology" and reduced education to a stepping stone to wealth and fame. This is a regression of society and a tragedy of history..”
“Anthony-Lane, senior film critic of Screen magazine, sharply stated Tony Kaye's creative intentions and core ideas, and then further commented on the director and actors..
“Kaye chose an almost documentary shooting method, as well as an almost neurotic camera perspective, and a distorted and contradictory expression technique to present the inner struggle and emptiness of each character; the film-like film scenes and the raw and simple student actors further confuse the situation. It blurs the boundary between reality and movies, recording fragments of life in a semi-realistic way, presenting a state of confusion and distress..
This is the state of reality, this is the state of education, and this is also the state of life. Any viewer, after watching this movie, will feel nothingness, chaos and confusion, even disgust and disgust, and even sting a certain part of education The psychology of the relevant crowd, then, Kaye's purpose is achieved.”
It can be seen that Anthony not only expressed support for Tony, but also secretly satirized those who opposed the critics, killing two birds with one stone. As the official film critic of "Screen", Anthony's attitude is really thought-provoking, not to mention, this It's not the end yet.
“In addition to directing, young actor Renly Hall gave the best performance of his career - not long ago, he starred in "Crazy Love" and still successfully impressed every audience.
Under Kaye's rough and raw lens, Hall stripped away all embellishments and polishes, and returned to the most basic position of performance: emotion. All performances are so simple, yet so exquisite. , the dramatic tension between every gesture, broke the blockade of the dimensional wall, and raised the director's intention and the core of the script to a whole new level, leaving no trace visible until the end. Such a performance reminds people of the "Queen" Helen Mirren.
But here's the thing, Hall is only twenty-two years old.
Choose one reason to watch this movie, Renly Hall; choose two reasons, Renly Hall, Renly Hall; choose three reasons, Renly Hall, Renly Hall, Tony- Kaye.”
“"Screen" magazine's praise is all-round, from the director to the actors, from the script to the core, pushing "Detachment" to the top in one fell swoop. As the official publication of the Berlin Film Festival, Anthony's film reviews have undoubtedly become became the leading figure in the first batch of comments, and the rating of "" pushed this controversy frenzy to its peak.！
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